Mechanical advertising and displaying apparatus



Dec. 6, 1927. v 1,651,657 E.T. YoUNG 1 nEcuAmcAL ADVERTISING AND DISPLAYING APPARATUS' Filed July 15, 192s. 2 Smets-sheet 2 Patented 6, 1927..

UNITED s'rArEs PATENT OFFICE.

. EDWARD THOMAS YOUNG, F EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, ASSIGNOR TO IIB. ANDERSON AND SONS LIMITED, OF EDINBURGH,`SCOTLAND, A BRITISH CORPORATION.

MECHANICAL ADVERTISING- ANI) DISPLAYING APPARATUS.

Application eld July 15, 1926, Serial No. 122,705, and' in Great Britain September 16, '1925.

This invention relates to that class of app ratus comprising a board, table or like surface over which' a ball is adapted tobe projected, by a movable or pivoted striker, a depression being provided to receive the ball in front of the striker, and an exit aperture being provided inthe board, through which the ball may fall on to an inclined chute leading to a device for raising the ball and for ejecting it through an entry aper- V ture in the board, from whence the ball is guided towards the depression in front of the striker.

Such apparatus has been previously designed to simulate a football game, billiards,

or other ball game, the striker and ballraising device being manually actuated.

The present invention is designed to adapt a mechanical apparatus of the class dey scribed to advertising and displaying sport balls, golf clubs,

According to this invention, the apparatus comprises a board, table, platform or like surface over which a ball maybe rolled, a support for a movable ball-striking appliance (which may be a pivoted golf club), a depression in the table in proximity to the striker and adapted to receive the ball, an'ex'it aperture in the table, into which $0 aperture the ball maybe projected by the striker, an inclined track or chute adapted to lead the ball from below said aperture to a point below an entry aperture in. the table, continuously-driven mechanism for 85' automatically raising the ball from the track and for ejecting it through the entry aperture on to the table, a guide-way for guiding the ball from the entry aperture into the depress-ion in front of the striker, and continuously-driven` mechanism for automatically actuating the striker.

The accompanying drawings illustrate one embodiment of the invention by way of example. l n l Fig. 1 is a side view of the apparatus, Fig.'2 is an `end view and Fig. 3l is a plan view thereof. l y,

Fig. 4 is afragmentary side view tor a larger scale with the board shown in section.

Fig. 5 is an end view to a larger scale looking in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 4.

hockey sticks and the like.`

Referring to the drawings, the numeral I 6 designates a cloth-covered board or' other suitable surface having a depression 7 to receive the .ball 8. The depression 7 constitutes the starting-point from which the ball is struck." V

In close proximity to the depression 7 is movably mounted a striker 9, which is rep'- i'esented as consisting of a golf or like club pivoted at 10 upon a fixed uprightpost 11. At a suitable distance from the depression 7, an exit aperture 12 is provided inthe table 6 and this aperture .is located over a pocket 13 into which the ball falls when it is pro]ected b the striker into the aperture 12. The poc et 13 communicates with an inclined track or chute 14 which may be suspended from the table 6 by brackets' 15.

The chute 14 may consist of a pair of spaced angle-section bars connected across at suitable intervals.l The lower end of the chute 14 has a projection 16 which supports a pivoted ball-lifter or nger 17 on to which the ball rolls. The lifter 17 is pivoted at 18 in the casing 19 of the driving mechanism and works in slots 20V formed in a tube 21 which projects through the table and forms a guide for the ball as it is raised by the lifter' 17. The upper edge of the tube 21 is made concave at 22 so that the ball may roll over the concaveedge 22 on. to the surface of the table, which has a `slight depression 23 therein to form a' guide-el way for the ball from the tube 21 to the depression 7. l

The mechanism for'actuating the lifter 17 comprises a driving pulley 24 mounted at one end of a worm shaft 25, whose worm meshes with a worm wheel 26A carrying a crank 'pin or projection 27 which is adapted to engage-the inner endof the lifter 17 and rock it about its pivot 18. The pulley 2 4 may be driven from other source of power, or the worm shaft 25 may be driven `by a spring motor.

The worm wheel .26 also carries a crown cani 28 which engages withv a pin or projection. 29 fixed to the underside ofthe striker or golf club 9 and projecting through `a slot 30 in the table 6.- The pin 29 is held an electric motor or' in engagement with` lthe -cam 28 by a tates the worm wheel 26 an 1 Theoperation of the apparatus is as folows:-

The rotation ofthe drivin pulley 24 rocrown cam 28 through the worm shaft 25. The cam sur' face of the cam 28 is so situated in relation to the crank pin 27 that sufficient time elapses after the actuation of the lifter 17 to enable the ball to 'reach the depression 7 before the notch 28a in the cam 28 frees the pin 29 and allows the spring 31 to operate the striker or golf club. The ball 8 is then struck by the golf club 9 and projected into the a erture 12, from whence it returns down the cliute 14 until it is arrested by the lower end 21n of the tube`21. In the interval, the lifter 17 has been in the position shown in Fig. 5, so that the ball, as it comes to rest at the lower endof the chute 14, rests u on the lifter 17. The crank pin 27 carrie by the continuously rotating worm wheel 26 then coacts with the inner end of the lifter 17 and rocks it uponits pivot, causin the lifter 17 to travel up the slots 20 an 'liftr the ball 8 with it up the tube 21, until the lifterv 17 attains the position indicated in Meanwhile, the crank pin 27 clears the lifter dotted` lines in Fig. 5. The ball 8 has then been lifted sufficiently -to enable it to roll over the upper edge v of the tube 21 and down the guideway 23 to the depresion 7.

17 and allows the latter to resumeits normal position by' gravitation. The sequence lof operations is then repeated and continues automatically so long as the driving pulley 24 is rotate Claims:

1. A mechanicaladvertising and displayingl apparatus comprising a ri 'd substanu ture to the depression, and continuouslytially horizontal surface, a stri er movable over the said surface, a depression in the said surface in proximity to the striker, an exit aperture in said surface, van inclined chute below said surface and adapted to lead ya ball from below the exit aperture to a pomt verticall below an entry aperture in the sai'd sur ace continuously-driven mechanism for autimatically raising the ball and for ejecting it through the entig aperture, a guideway for the ball from -t e entry aperdrivenniechanism for automatically actuating the striker.

2. A mechanical advertising and displaying apparatus comprising a rlgid surface a spring-controlledclub a fixed u rlght slipport to which said clu is pivo a continuously-drivencan,- a projection on the club c cooperating with said cam, a depression in sai surface in roximity to the club, an exit 'aperture in sai surface, an inclined chute adapted to -lead a ball from below the exit i Y aperture to a Eoint vertically below an entry prturejnt e said surface,continuously 'ven 'mechanism lfor automatically raisingthe ball and for ejecting it through the entry v aperture, and a guideway for the ball from the entry aperture to the depression. n 3. A mechanical advertising and display mg apparatus comprising a ri 'd substantially horizontal surface, a stri er movable over said surface, a depression in vsaid surface' in proximity to the striker, an exit aperture in said surface, van entry aperture in said surface, a vertical tube below said entry aperture, an inclined chute below said surface for leading a ball from below said exit aperture to the bottom of said tube an extension of said tubepfor arresting the ball `at the lower end of the chute, automatic continuously-driven mechanism for periodically and automatically actuating the striker, and automatic vmechanism for raising the ball through the tube prior. to each actuationof the striker. l

4. An advertising and displaying .device comprising a plane surface, an upright secured thereto, a striker pivoted to` said upright, a Vdepression in said surface in front of the striker, entry and exit a rtures Ain said surface through which aba may pass, a vertical tube below the entry aperture, an inclined chuteleading from beneath the exit aperture to said tube, a sto for arresting the ball at the lower end of t e chute, a pivoted ball-lifter cooperating with said tube, continuously-driven mechanism for autonratically and periodically actuating said lifter, a guidewa for the ball from the entry aperture to they epression and continuouslye driven mechanism for automatically andv periodically actuating the striker. v

5. An advertising and displayingv device comprising a `plane surface, an upright secured thereto, a strikery pivoted to sald upright, a depression in said surface in front of the striker, entry and exit apertures in said surface through which a ball may pass, a vertical tube below the entry aperture, an inclined chute leading from beneath thel exit aperture to saidtube, a stop for arresting the ball at the lower end of the chute, a pivoted ball-lifter cooperating with said tube, a

continuously-driven crown cam controlling the striker, and a continuously-driven crank? in for actuating the lifter, said crank-pin ing so related to he cam that a time interval ela ses after r ising the ballto enable it to reac the depression before the striker is actuated. v l `1 6. An advertising and displayingI device comprising a board having a depression and two apertures therein, an upright secured to i the board, a striker pivoted upon said 11pright, Aa pocket below one aperture, a tube below the other aperture, .an inclined chute suspended from the4 underside ofthe board leading downwardsv from said pocket to said tube, a projection onv the lower end of said chute, a pivoted linger adapted to Lesmo? I a said tube, a ball guideway from the tube to holding said projection in engagement wit the depression in the board, a driving shaft, said cam. A earin driven thereby, s. crank-pin driven The foregoin' s eieationy signed at 5 y sai gearing and adapted to rock said Edinburgh, Scot an this 28 day of May,

lifter, a. crown cam, driven from said shaft, 1926. a projection on the striker protruding EDWARD THOMAS YOUNG.

on said projection and to work in slots in through a slot in said board, 4and a sprinl 

